How sad! Simon got all the credits.

That's right! We should thank Nicole for this 😊

It’s like how Kelly Rowland was instrumental in putting Little Mix together but never gets that credit either.

Simon took credit for Nicole putting the boys together smh 🤦🏾‍♀️ poor Nicole

THANK GOD FOR NICOLE

Absolutely!

Yess

Absolutely

Yesss

Their chemistry was incredible 👏

This

She curated the future

Lowkey made me emotional

frrr

yes, yes she did

I mean to be fair this is most likely edited so who knows how long it took her

No

ikr like i know it took hours of analysis but they put together this in 5 minutes!

Right?! And she really does seem to be the person who would claim this too.

And everyone just hates on her for nothing. She made PCD one of the biggest group of all time, she knows how it works and what works

She did once in an interview but I don't remember which one

Maybe because she stole all the attention and spotlights from her own band members, so she doesn't need to claim credit anymore. Or simon is just bigger then her.

@@AkashSharma-sy7gm PCD weren't even the biggest group of the decade, nevermind "all time"

@Volleyball gurl to be considered one of the biggest group in history without even a #1 on hot100 says a lot about them, don't push it 🤣

@Volleyball gurl bts exists

she's a lifesaver

@@caitlinbyrne fair point if we talk about numbers, but still depend on personal opinion when it comes to music.

@@moonchild.99_ “one of the biggest boy bands” doesn’t include numbers.. but even if it did bts still tops every other boy band on earth with album sales

The pictures were shuffled do they selected em as they came along.....it's not that Niall was selected first and Zayn last.....it's just that Niall's pic came first that's it.....I'm glad it did though....my Irish princess 💗

SAME

I think that's a stretch. They just started with his picture to see if they could form a potential boy band.

Not surprised, especially since the blonde was typically the most popular in boy bands. Like Nick for Backstreet boys, and Timberlake for Nsync.

BROO SAME.

We should have called her ‘momma Nicole ‘ if Simon could have been called papa Simon 😂🤔

It’s not a surprise Simon took the credit for forming it especially since it was under his management

Exactly...

@@tanbirnr2389 Alexa play the man by taylor swift :(

I SEE YOU IN EVERY COMMENT SECTION!!!

Right she was in her bag with that zayn selection

proud to have been one of those little girls 🙋‍♀️

Little girls having crushes on cute white guys? It's unheard of! She must have psychic powers!!! Rofl stfu

I WAS ONE OF THEM

I still am one of them 10 years later 😂

some of the boys did too.

Same. It made my heart so happy because Ik he didn't really get as much appreciation as he deserved

i love that so much “he wasn’t an after thought he was the idea” 😭

Liam will feel pretty stupid now 😂 the band was not put together around him and his look

@@lw5391 at 2:54 nicole said that liam could be the leader. Just watch the video compeletly before insulting liam.

@@glitzandglamour6211 Well maby that's what they said to him.Anyway, no need to insult him if you actually call yourself a directioner and you see how much judges were admiring liam.

Queen Nicole

It’s so cool to me they started off with Niall and Harry, I’ve always been a Niall and Harry girl so I love that

@@lf9952 wow! that must’ve been really good for you hahah

The order they were put together means nothing, that just which pic they came across first. They said particular things about each one of them and all of them together made the band what it is. It wouldn’t have worked with just three, it struggles with four, all five were perfect.

@@LB-ih7hn i know. i didn’t mean to say it like the order from best to worse, at all, zayn’s my favorite so why would i?

Ooh, that so cute. Yeah, I always feel like he was the most grateful to be there.

I think Simon wanted Liam to be solo by the sounds of it

Correct me if i am wrong but didnt Liam said in an interviw that simon created the band because of him? and here we can see he didnt even wanted him in 1D and in reality the idea came from thinking that Niall would be cute in a boy band, and if it wasnt for nicole Liam probably wouldnt be where he is today.

Weird, Simon was the one who put niall in the band and was also the one who despised him the most

@@ximenaalarcon8550 yeah cuz when Liam auditioned in 2008 I think Simon told him to come back once he finished his education or practiced more

@@ximenaalarcon8550 No… he said SIMON TOLD HIM that he was the honorary member of one direction and that the band was built around him. I’m not getting why directioners who know their history are pretending this isn’t true. Harry became the focus cos he was the most popular member of the band. But if you watch their xfactor performances and tour, as well as the first two albums and related tours, it’s clear when it came to live performances and vocals Liam was at the forefront. Even in their later albums he’s all over the harmonies and backing. Liam cannot be extracted from one direction, the one time he was unwell the guys cancelled their performance. If the hater Directioners think the other guys will be grateful for all this hate and ridicule they have subjected Liam to, then they are hallucinating. Why would the guys want a reunion when fans have switched on Liam so spectacularly. I think they realise that could be them at any point in time. If I were them I’d stay in my solo career.

Loved Nicole before but love her more now cause she picked them all out and told the others how much potential they can have together and she was right and she must be so proud 😭😭😭

Exactly what I wanted to say people give credit to SC like he did everything to put them together but it was Nicole idea and she selected all of them... Love her so much and couldn't thank her enough

She deserved to be their mentor out of all of the judges that year

Simon always gets the credit... people still credit him for little mix even though he wasnt even a judge that year 🙄

Bless Nicole Scherzinger ❤️

I think the boys knew it was her idea and not Simons at the time

It was written in the stars for them. And, apparently, Nicole knows how to read the stars! Thankful for that! lol 🌠

To be honest, i'm not too happy about that since Nicole wasn't an *actual* judge at the time, she only stood in for Dannii & Cheryl who couldn't make it

BROO FR

@@Coolharry64 And One Direction might not have been if she wasn't there.

Yeah! At that time the members of 1D probably envied the ones who got a yes because normally the ones who get a yes are the better ones but now most people don’t know any of the people who got a yes, instead everyone knows 1D :) I hope my comment makes sense cause I’m very tired right now haha

Same thing with 5th harmony! Literally the groups usually end up doing better on this show than the soloists

That's a nice one......How are you doing

I don’t think any of people would of made 1D what it is. The 5 of the them made it so good

@@mscoot629 IKKK

Yes

agree!!!

Yesss!!

Bruh 2 hr - 2k likes

And they made the best songs ever

OMG THISSSSSS

fr

EXACTLY

my thoughts exactly !!!

thisss

That's a nice one dear..... How are you doing

Well it was Simon’s idea to form a boy band starting with Niall!

​@@chrisnoziere2893but it was nicole who form the final line up of the group. i think she deserved to be credited for that.

wow you were in uni? i was in 6th grade omg the power they had

Liam was the on stage core and Louis was the backstage core! :D both very vital!

That's what they said they formed the group around him cause he had the confidence. Simon wanted him as solo and Nicole pushed for him ro be in the group

I would say Simon did / said more than Louis

Because Simon mentor group band. If simon eliminated when homd judges , no 1D

Well he was their mentor to be fair..

Louis didn’t vote for Harry on XF. Said he needed more experience lol guess he was wrong. Or right lol. Harry did get his experience and we all know the rest💕

@@suzannaj3834 He got his experience on the job though, which everyone does after a while in the business. Louis was saying he needed more experience before he even got his foot in the door. Thank God he was overruled because we may never have gotten a chance to see him really shine like he is now.

Yeah Harry Just sold out Two Wembley stsdiums. Louis has a sold out huge arenas/festival tour. He has his own festival (Away from home). Liam and NIALL are finisihing their álbuns and Zayn has 2 records out. I mean they are ALL thriving.

Yes I wish nial and Loui was more consistent but too bad Liam ended up being a giant jerk

@@Xammie98 ~ What? Liam isn't a jerk. He shared what was told to him. He never said the world revolved around him, and he was the best and everyone else sucks. I don't know. I don't think hating on Liam is the right way to go... 🤷‍♀️

@@catarinarodrigues2099 ~ So true! Great to see!

@@AB_Evans no one hating lol I was saying he ended up being a jerk. There’s a major difference. So cheating don’t make u a jerk?

@Joanna 🥲🥲

Did you guys even listen to the conversation? Louis made the suggestions and Simon/Nicole confirmed them

fridaxmomo...ditto that!! Well said 😊😘👏🎤🥇🎊🎉😁!!!!!

cringe

@@jinx-1 why are you even on this site???! TPWK or go away???! 🤔🤐

Literally me too I’m 22 as well so crazy

I heard of them in 2011 when I was 12, I still love them at 23. 💛 what a time it was to grow up with one direction.

THIS!!!

Sadly though, he was at the top of that list because they wanted to say no to him. They were searching for a reason to keep him. And good thing they found one/found a way! He's awesome!

@@AB_Evans They were SO torn about him, even during his audition!! Thank God Katy Perry got him through!

@@hannahmoran3660 ~ Yeah, I saw that. She was...not a fan. But she is now! How quickly the tide turns...

Not to burst your bubble but they have a stack of photos and are going through them in order...

That's insane, I wasn't aware of that

Did you go to their concert?

@@anaygupta2345 I went to a show in 2013 and another in 2015! I tried to get tickets for UAN in 2012 but they sold out in minutes 😭

@@ChloAlexandra19 ohh, after seeing the videos i find 2013 midnight memories and 2015 otra with Zayn the best times for concert

@@anaygupta2345 I was at one of Zayn’s final shows, I was devastated when I found out a few weeks later that he was leaving. :(

that was me as well and i also went to their shows in Sydney in 2013 and 2015 and now i have also met Liam Louis and Niall and got front row Louis's shows in Australia

Are you a directioner too?

Surprised to see you here ❣️

Heelllooo I didn't expected you to be here

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Of the century. I just went to Harry Styles concert in Sydney he is just insanely talented ❤

I think Simon actually wanted to put Liam through to continue in the show as a soloist.

Probably. Liam showed a lot of resilience on the X Factor. I occasionally watch his audition and tell friends this is what resilience is about. We don't know what could've happened if Liam stayed as a soloist. But things worked out in the end for him. He got on Simon's radar in the first go-around, which set up his music career. Many famous boy bands started out with a single member to build around. Donnie Wahlberg (NKOTB), AJ McLean (Backstreet Boys), Chris Kirkpatrick (NSYNC), and Nick Jonas were all scouted first before the group arrived.

I know what you mean but who knows if one direction would be the biggest boyband if it weren't exactly for our 5 angels??

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I wouldn't call them the biggest boy band. There's BTS, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Boyz ll Men, and The Jackson 5. 1D is top 10 though.

@@Call_Upon_YAH at the time they were the biggest boyband though. They were everywhere. In 2016 they were the highest paid boyband of all time according to Forbes. 1D pumped out 5 albums in 5 years along with nonstop tours compared to BSB who has put out 10 albums in 29 years (formed in '93). Social media being around definitely helped their fan base and continuous new music helped keep their fan base active.

Zayn looks like a goofball.

@@thecensoredmuscle563 you are a goofball. Lol.

Poc? He fully caucasian just half pakstani/english.😂😂😂

​@@lailampw1719ii1 0:08 mm k

Yep especially after the Logan Paul podcast.

I cackled 😂

I guess Simon gets a free pass when it comes to furthering the Liam hate agenda. That’s more proof that all this hate is built on thin air. Liam spoke the truth, because I can see why and how Simon would have told Liam that the band was built around him.

@@LB-ih7hn Spot on. Simon USED Liam to get his favourite, Harry, ready to take the front man role. There's no denying that Liam's vocals held the band together. He was experienced on stage and vocally. Harry's voice wasn't ready & neither was Zayn's. The so called "Directioners" need to leave Liam alone. He didn't lie, that's what Simon told him. And remember what Louis said about those Paul brothers! LOUIS is a loyal friend to Liam.

@@LB-ih7hnI really don’t know why he gets so much hate. I’m pretty sure there’s a lot of mean and cruel people out there or even from their own circle that deserve that hate more. Hate them, not Liam.

Couldn't agree more!!💚💙🇮🇪💛❤️ Happy 12th anniversary 1D!! Vi elsker jer!!💕🇩🇰

Couldn't have said it any better myself dude! HAPPY 12 YEARS OF 1D! 💙💚💛❤

HAPPY 12🤧😭💙💚🇮🇪💛❤

Except remember zayn never wanted to be in the band though but he just gave it a go

Um and boys 💅

@@hasnainrana6416 no

@@Kaden-yo3ef well yeah cuz boys listened to 1D too

Why past tense they will🥺💚💙💛❤️🇮🇪

Simon picked Louis. You can hear him say “and him” then the other two agree

*to find Zayn ❤️

Sorry, she fought for Liam to be in the group then Judge Loius found Zayn and she seconded ❤️

@@twelvemonths_Simon wanted Liam to be in the singles category, which is how highly he thought of Liam. I have no doubt that Simon told him the band was formed around him, whether that’s true or not.

@@LB-ih7hn That's why when they are singing in the group songs, Liam starts the songs and sings most of the vocals.

When she said that I started bawling my eyes out 😭😭

Ikr🥺🥺🥺

Ikr😭😭

happy 12 years🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

That's a nice one...... how are you doing......

Diana do you know , Nicol fack with Harry ? Harry have 19 and she 35

Nicole (of Pussycat Dolls)

Diaanaa one direction has sung for you

@Joanna I suppose she had to let the big boss take the credit!

The video shows All 3 put it together, they all saw the vision. Nicole made a huge contribution in selection. Wonderful creative process by all involved. It's wrong to discredit they all made contributions in the edit and listened to each other.

Quién es el creador del show? Sin show no hay material para que Nicole Aporte sus buenas ideas

@@durbo7087 thank you! Plus it's quiet but at the beginning Simon says to put Niall in a group and then nicole says yes a boy band, and when she says boy band again later he's hesitant and says group. So the group thing is what put it in Nicole's head. Everyone is saying it's all her but you are so right! All 3 of them did it together. Nicole did alot. But so did the others. It would be fair to say the 3 of them created 1d. Unfair to give Simon all the credit though.

think it was just cus they were in simons category?

It's zayn

@@malickamarombo5127 sorry for the typo and thank youu :)

@@malickamarombo5127 sure, whatever you say big guy

this is a youtube comment section not sound cloud…

@@valeninalopez what did I say?

Absolutely agree!

I know right. This is really crazy bizzar

Yassss

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esto me hizo llorar ahh 😪😪🥲

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Same ❤️

Literally same ❤️🥹

Same here also dear .... How are you doing

thats soooo cute

They really look good together she aint lying

@@tommowayiftpwkdoesntwork4807 yeah they should be a couple. 😂

@@JediWebSurf tbh i think they are 😂😂😂

@@tommowayiftpwkdoesntwork4807 called it

Abt what?

And I totally get that he's kinda pissed because everyone thinks Harry was supposed to be the leader

Maybe that’s why they finally decided to show this footage

technically he wasn’t bc he said it was formed around him. they looked at niall and said they should make a group with him. they just said liam should be leader because he had the strongest voice

Yeah but the band wasn’t formed around him. He was the 4th they chose

Yes, but idea was Nicole. Huge respect for her!!!

It was all Nicole constantly pushing for all of them to be tog, couldn’t be more grateful to her for forming them🥹

@@aguedafescuca I hate to admit it, but it actually was Simon. It all started with Niall's picture, & Simon said "He should be in a group this boy... Not saying we're going to do it, but I'd like to imagine it"

What?

Last one in, first one out.

What fortune cookie ?

ZAYN WAS THE SMARTEST ONE OUT OR\F ALL OF THEM. HIS VOICE AND MUSICAL STYLE DIDN'T SERVE THAT GROUP JUSTICE. ALSO, LOUIS CAN'T SING SO, TO BE PUT ON THE SAME LEVEL AS HIM IS KIND OF AN INSULT LOL.

@@2Bdiscovered i'm really proud of zayn and he was so brave for leaving and i love him for that he indeed is extremely talented but him leaving has nothing to do with level.louis can sing really well and he writes beautiful songs .it's just that Zayn had a different style in music and he wasn't able to show it nor could he avoid things he didn't want to do.he was and still proud of the band and all it's members.

You missed your chance to say 'just how fast the night changes' :)

"It's just a phase" Yeah, a 12 year-long phase

… i love them too 🤤😵‍💫🥺❤️

Same. I loved them 12 years ago and I still love them at 28. I will always come back to them.

I'm 28 too. I'm not a fanatic and I don't regularly listen to this type of music, but I did grow up watching them from time to time and I do respect their craft and grind. I also grew up watching Justin Bieber and it's wild that we're the same age and all grown up now. Like we've seen they're entire journeys from the very beginning, from nothing to global super stars. It's wild.

You're right! People were so hung up on the random order in which they appeared from the pile.

Yup liam wasnt lying!

Liam said that the band was formed around him. Around Him.

@@sunflower67942 some people can’t seem to see the bigger picture with “around him”. As stated above. Literally it was a random order of the pile which they came out of. They put them together thinking it’ll work and then later they “form the band” around a person. Liam was suppose to be the headlight and the boys back up to that. Hence “forming the band around him”. Literally not j they made the band around me. No, look brighter the first couple years literally were formed around him being the front man etc.

Liam was known as the dad of the band so it makes sense

Aunque hay que recordar que Liam habia participado 2 años antes y ya habia planes de hacer algo con el

It’s literally just the order of the stack photos that they were going through lol

@@lovelouisxoxo4410 Not really because if you look closely, they were grouping according to the first pick, I mean, there were other armed groups apart from One Direction, but when they brought out Niall and then Harry, they started to decide who would go well with the first pick . So from that point it can be said that they could have gone to any of the other groups but they decided that they would look good with Harry and Niall, taking them as a reference and being the first members of the group. Sorry for the long text but I just wanted to explain well the reason for my opinion. 😅❣ with kindness 🙌🏻💕

​@@brisanc1947 A mí me parece que fue porque los 5 lucían bien juntos y sus fotos aparecieron en ese orden, casualmente. Y si nos llevamos del orden cronológico, entonces, fue en torno a Niall. 1:10 escogen a Niall; varios segundos y fotos después 1:42 Nicole eligió a Harry y el juez Louis lo puso con Niall. 1:44 Puedes ver que Louis Tomlinson estaba justo después de Harry en la pila de fotos, entonces el juez Louis dijo 1:45 "both" refiriéndose a Harry y Louis, entonces todos dicen "yes" "yes" "yes", porque ellos se ven bien junto con Niall (los tres juntos). No se ve mejor por la espalda de Nicole. 2:35 escogen a Liam y piensan que podría ser el líder del grupo. 3:11 "Zayn!!!! jjjj mi comentario también quedó largo. 😜😍XoXo.

Brisa, no, realmente. En dado caso a partir de Niall; Harry y Louis fueron elegido inmediatamente uno detrás del otro, unos cuantos chicos y segundos despues de Niall.